Juan de Nova Island Geography Profile 2006

Location

Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique

Geographic coordinates

17 03 S, 42 45 E

Map references

Africa

Area

total: 4.4 sq km
land: 4.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

24.1 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Climate

tropical

Terrain

low and flat

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 10 m

Natural resources

guano deposits and other fertilizers

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (90% forest) (2005)

Irrigated land

0 sq km

Natural hazards

periodic cyclones

Environment - current issues

NA

Geography - note

wildlife sanctuary